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A unique middle school-focused leadership development journey

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"Connecting with other Middle School Leaders was invaluable. It was affirming to discover that many of us are experiencing similar trends and challenges at our individual schools across Europe. Being able to align, discuss and collaborate on supporting students and staff has left me with several concrete ideas to try in my own school. I left the weekend equipped, inspired and eager to share with my team back home."

Michael Moore - Middle School Principal, Stockholm International School
ELMLE Leadership Retreat Participant 2024

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Bringing the ELMLE leadership group closer and more actively together than ever before

If you are part of the ELMLE leadership group, or if you would like to join - this is for you!

Who is this for?

All aspiring and current leaders from ELMLE member and non-member schools who work with ages 10-14 are welcome. Example leader roles might include:

  • Assistant Principals
  • Counsellors
  • Curriculum leaders
  • DEIJ Leaders
  • Grade Level Leaders
  • Heads of Department
  • Literacy Leaders
  • MYP Coordinators
  • Phase Leaders
  • etc.  

Example Topics

Topics covered (particularly sessions 3-5) will include needs-based leadership tools from the online Management Kits workspace, for example:

  • Inclusive leadership for belonging
  • Leveraging diversity
  • Psychological safety
  • Communication patterns
  • Effective team interaction routines
  • Conflict mapping
  • Driving change
  • Managing projects
  • etc.

Register for this unique leadership journey

Registration Deadline: 31 May 2025

  • USD 1'799 / leader 
    (ELME Special, regular price 2'399.-)

  • Individualized online workspace

  • 6 Facilitated workshops/sessions

  • 3 personal 1:1 coaching sessions

  • Peer learning and shared experiences

 

After you complete the sign-up form, you will receive an email from info@managementkits.com with further information, including payment.

Please note that we encourage the participation in special sessions at the ELMLE Leadership Retreat (Budapest, 10-11 Oct 2025), and ELMLE Conference (Prague, 22-24 Jan 2026). Separate registration is required.
Session Dates
  • Launch Call (virtual) Monday Dec 1, 2025, 5.30pm - 6.45pm CET - First Steps, Leadership Challenges, Working Priorities
  • Kick-Off Option 1 (in person at ELMLE Prague) Friday/Saturday Jan 23-24, 2026, 2.5/3 hrs - Diagnostics, Reflection and Planning for Action 
  • Kick-Off Option 2 (virtual) Wednesday Jan 28, 2026, 10.00am - 13.00pm CET - Diagnostics, Reflection and Planning for Action
  • 1-1 Coaching Session*  
  • Community Call (virtual) Monday Feb 23, 2026, 5.30pm - 6.45pm CET - Retrospective / Topic Focus*  
  • Group Work Session (virtual) Monday March 23, 2026, 5.30-7.15pm CET - Retrospective - Planning for Next Actions - Topic Focus* 
  • 1-1 Coaching Session*
  • Group Work Session (virtual) Monday May 4, 2026, 5.30-7.15pm CET - Retrospective - Planning for Next Actions - Topic Focus* 
  • 1-1 Coaching Session*
  • Community Celebration (virtual) Monday June 1, 2026, 5.30pm - 6.45pm CET - Retrospective, Impact & Certification 

* Individually scheduled

Questions? You can reach out to:

 
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Tami Canale (as a user reference)
Director of Teaching and Learning (6-12) at the American International School of Budapest 
 
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Sarah Plews
ELMLE President and Education Leadership Specialist at Management Kits

on-the-job focus

On-the-job

Work on real challenges at school, create direct impact

individual priorities at the center

Individual

We guide you to focus on what is most important for you

a programme responsive to your needs

Responsive

Hybrid design of input & coaching, self-paced, peer-learning

Key perspectives and example working topics

 

Important dimensions of leadership development
Our platform comprises more than 80 working topics enabling different leadership skills, e.g.:
  • How does my team contribute to strategy
  • Planning & managing change
  • Community communication & consultation
  • Diversity & inclusive leadership
  • Setting, prioritizing, and aligning team goals
  • Effective team meetings & communication
  • Individual resilience & wellbeing
  • Effective time management
  • Feedback & difficult conversations

Key elements of our leadership development journey

 

Interactive online platform

Interactive Platform

Comprehensive collection of working tools, including actionable guides enabling your development work.

Detailed diagnostics - 360° team reflection

Tools to Set Focus

Strong individual and 360° diagnostics to spark your reflection, and focus your work on most important priorities.

Collaborative planning workshops

Powerful Collaboration

Hybrid series of work sessions to plan your work, engage with peers, and learn about key leadership topics.

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1:1 Coaching

Connect when you need it... Experts available to discuss pressing questions and provide feedback on your questions

American International School of Budapest Workshop
“The Management Kits journey for middle leaders has been a catalyst for both leadership and school development. Emphasizing personalized, practical, on-the-job learning, participants can enact meaningful change within their domains, while aligning with broader school priorities. The hybrid program design effectively fosters collaboration and peer-learning across campuses, divisions, and teams of the school.”
“Based on Management Kits diagnostics and using their tools, we ran a series of workshops in our team that have helped us to align expectations, handle difficult situations, and become a more effective leadership team overall.”
Cobus Steyn
Cobus Steyn, Deputy Executive Head, International School of Flanders

What more than 100+ leaders have worked on...

Topic Example 1
Student Support System
Leadership Team Restructuring
Effective Meetings
Psychological Safety
Time Management
Team Alignment
Leader Agency
Delegating Tasks across the Team

Key events throughout the year-long journey

Your time investment additional to what is on your desk will be on average about 1h/week.
Exact session dates will be communicated in advance, typically cohorts offer choice between different time slots.

 

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Launch Call
Onboarding and first steps in the platform, learning about your journey so far, your situation and current priorities to set reflection focus.

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Work Session (virtual and in-person, quarterly)
Collaborative planning workshop building on your individual priorities, ongoing progress, as well as shared reflections & experiences. Refine your plan what you will do next and how.

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Community Call (virtual, quarterly)
Joint review of key leadership topics and in-depth focus on specific enablers of your work and best practice approaches; topics responsive to the group's feedback and interests .

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1:1 Coaching Session (virtual, up to 3 sessions typically)
A super important meeting next week, or a really difficult conversation coming up? Or you need feedback on your plan and action steps - you can connect with our experts when you need it most.

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Community celebration
Sharing stories of success and how we have dealt with challenges - most of all celebrating the positive impact made on student learning and experiental growth as leaders.

Relevant leadership skills for schools –
designed by school and management experts

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Action learning on-the-job, direct impact on your team

We empower our participants
to take action in their specific work context, developing leadership skills on-the-job.

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Individualized, responsive journey built on feedback

Built-in feedback and reflection ensure participants prioritize what is most important for them while building on a shared language.

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Digital, self-paced, coaching access as needed

Our interactive online platform empowers participants to devise action strategies, while they have expert coaching access as needed.

and we foster a green footprint, too -

the extensive digital resources on our platform, virtual coaching and collaboration greatly reduce the need to travel.

Our expert advisory board for K-12 schools

To make sure Management Kits co-create impact in education, we build on experts and advisors with combined experience in international education (K-12) of more than 75 years, including more than 40 years in senior leadership.

 

Nils Remmel, Educational Expert
Dr. Nils Remmel

Co-Founder

Nils brings over 10 years of experience in international school leadership (incl. as Head of School), school accreditation, and as consultant experience in education and other industries.

 
Sarah Plews, Educational Expert
Sarah Plews

Education Leadership Specialist

Sarah brings over 10 years of experience in international school leadership (incl. as Senior Leader | Professional Development & Learning), school accreditation, and as consultant experience in education and other industries.

 
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Dr. Olaf Bach

Co-Founder

Olaf is an honorary professor and lecturer for organizational design at a leading European business school. He brings more than 20 years of consulting experience from leading firms.

 
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Ji Han

Educational Consultant

Ji has spend almost 30 years in international education, over 15 years holding senior leadership positions.

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Greta Keltz

Education Consultant

Greta has over 25 years of experience in international education, holding senior leadership positions for over 8 years.

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Vera Behrning

Education Consultant

Vera brings extensive leadership and management experience incl. senior roles in international schools for over 8 years.

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